Straightening posts, etc. in Photoshop CC
Apr 20, 2017 13:48:45 #
Tikva
Loc: Waukesha, WI
I haven't used PS for some time and I'm getting back into it. I used to be able to grab the corner of the photo and put it sideways and up and thereby straighten it. I could do this with both sides of the building so that it didn't look like it was getting smaller as it went into the background. Sorry I can't explain this better. I can't remember how I did it, but in looking at various books, I cannot find this process defined. Does this make sense to anyone and can you tell me what I'm doing wrong? Or, does this method no longer exist? I've looked at how straightening is defined in the books and for some reason I can't seem to make it work. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
Apr 20, 2017 13:58:31 #
Linary
Loc: UK
Tikva wrote:
I haven't used PS for some time and I'm getting ba... (show quote)
I think you are referring to "Perspective Warp", there are a couple of ways of handling it, so look for it on Youtube and see if this is what you are looking for. Come back if it isn't olr y ou need further help.
Apr 20, 2017 14:18:04 #
Apr 20, 2017 14:25:19 #
Tikva
Loc: Waukesha, WI
I looked at the tutorial and I think it will do what I want to do. It is not the way that I did it in the past, but that is okay. Thanks for the tip. Now all I have to do is watch the video a couple of more times so that I can do it.
Apr 20, 2017 15:04:58 #
Tikva wrote:
I haven't used PS for some time and I'm getting ba... (show quote)
I'm by no means an expert but I think you may be looking for the straightening tool in PS. With your photo displayed, click on the the crop tool to open it and you will see the straighten tool at the top. Just select it, and then click and drag horizontally or vertically along a line that should be straight and PS will automatically rotate the picture so it is straight. Hopefully this will help.
Apr 20, 2017 17:29:30 #
On my version of PS (an old one) you hit "SELECT" - "All"; "EDIT" - "Transform" - "Distort". Pull the boxes on the corners or the sides to get the desired effect.
Apr 21, 2017 10:15:27 #
If you have LR, it is even easier. Look under Lens Corrections>Guided or Lens Corrections>Auto. The former works like a charm. I do not remember if PS has this. Or you can struggle with the manual ones but if you are going to do that, you may as well stay in PS. Make sure you turn on the grid to help align things.
Apr 21, 2017 11:01:00 #
K7DJJ
Loc: Spring Hill, FL
SonyA580 wrote:
On my version of PS (an old one) you hit "SELECT" - "All"; "EDIT" - "Transform" - "Distort". Pull the boxes on the corners or the sides to get the desired effect.
This is close, but you need to select 'free transform', and hold down the Ctrl key to while moving the corners.
Apr 21, 2017 15:55:20 #
Tikva
Loc: Waukesha, WI
SonyA580 wrote:
On my version of PS (an old one) you hit "SELECT" - "All"; "EDIT" - "Transform" - "Distort". Pull the boxes on the corners or the sides to get the desired effect.
Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for. I just hadn't done it for awhile and I forgot how to do it. Sure sign of old age.
Apr 21, 2017 15:56:09 #
Apr 21, 2017 23:13:05 #
To straighten you use the straighten tool and draw a line on the horizon line and it makes the line level.
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